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The F3 Americas Championship Powered
by Honda descended on
the challenging Pittsburg
International Race Complex for
Rounds 6, 7, and 8 of the 2019
season on June 21-23, where
it would see Dakota Dickerson
lead every on-track session.

From the first practice session
it seemed like Dickerson would
be the one to beat, and as the
sessions clicked off, it became
obvious that no one would.

In qualifying, Dickerson
carried that speed from
practice and parlayed it into
the pole position with a fast
lap of 1: 32.375. The outside
pole went to Jacob Abel with
a fast time of 1: 32.829, with
Baltazar Leguizamon and
series-newcomer Quinlan Lall
starting in the second row.

The first race of the weekendwas the beginning of a greatstint, as Dickerson showedwhat he was made of anddrove solidly, right from thestart, building a three-secondgap within the first four lapsbetween himself and teammateLeguizamon. On lap 15, afull-course caution was broughtout when Kent Vaccaro carstalled on track after tanglingwith Dominic Cicero.

During the race, Dickerson
picked up some damage to
his front wing but would not
be detoured from the race
win. “We had a bit of bad luck
during race 1 with the broken
front wing flap” Dickerson
explains. “About halfway
through the race, I noticed
significant loss of the front
grip and with my teammate
Baltazar Leguizamon closing
in, I knew I needed to adjust
my driving style in order to
keep our Np. 72 Doug Mockett
& Co., Ligier JSF3 up front.

Nevertheless, our Hankooktires withstood the addedstress, and we took home ourfirst win of the weekend.”On Sunday morning, thetemperature was in the low70s and presented perfecttrack conditions for the race.

Starting from the pole again,
Dakota Dickerson kept his
focus, stayed out front, and led
the field during the whole race.

As Sunday afternoon
brought Round 8, the weather
had warmed significantly,
leading some to worry
about tire longevity, but the
results would be more of the
same – Dickerson again posted
the fastest race lap on his
way to the winner’s circle.

“Weekends like these
rarely happen in racing,” said
Dickerson. “We finished the
weekend with three poles, three
fast laps, three wins, a track
record and the points lead. The
team and I worked flawlessly
this week at Pittsburgh, and
the results showed it. It’s
been a tremendous effort
to get where we are, and we
will continue to build off this
momentum as we go to VIR.”